BEECH CREEK — Clearfield’s first venture into the American Legion baseball wood bat era was not very productive.
The Post 6 Chiefs managed only four singles as Beech Creek’s Justin Hummel and Kenny Heverly combined for a 3-0 shutout in the Central Penn League lidlifter for both teams Tuesday evening.
Josh Sorbera had two of the hits off winning pitcher Hummel, who worked five innings with three strikeouts and four walks.
Heverly was near perfect over the last two frames, allowing only one walk, to earn the save.
Devin Jones went the distance for Clearfield, striking out seven and walking one. He gave up six hits and two earned runs.
Chuck Probst led off the bottom of the first inning with a triple and scored the only run Beech Creek needed on Cole Hanley’s groundout.
Probst reached on an error and scored an insurance run on another Clearfield miscue in the third inning.
The Chiefs will play their home opener Thursday when Altoona visits the Bison Sports Complex.
CLEARFIELD — 0
Kyler Kephart 2b 3000, Curtis Collins lf 3010, Thomas Summers 1b 2010, Cole Kephart ss 2000, Josh Kennedy 3b 3000, Wyatt Westen cf 3000, Josh Sorbera c 3020, Zach Timchak rf 1000, Brandon Orsich ph 1000, Kaleb Taylor dh 1000, Devin Jones p 0000. TOTALS: 22 0 4 0.
BEECH CREEK — 3
Chuck Probst cf 3210, Cole Hanley 2b 3011, Kyle McGregor ss 2000, Clayton Butler c 3010, Bryce Hanley 1b 2000, Mitch Heverly ph 1000, Trapper Kunes lf 2110, Ethan McGill 4f 1010, Evan Kinley rf 1000, Darrin Masorti 3b 2010, Chase Anders ph 1000, Justin Hummel p 2001, Kenny Heverly p 0000. TOTALS: 23 3 6 2.
Score by Innings
Clearfield 000 000 0 – 0 4 3
Beech Creek 101 100 x – 3 6 0
E – C. Kephart 3. DP – Beech Creek 1 (McGregor and B. Hanley). LOB – Clearfield 6; Beech Creek 5.
3B – Probst. SB – Collins; Probst. Sac – McGregor; McGill. CS – Timchak (by Butler); Butler (by Sorbera). PO – Sorbera (by Butler).
Pitching
Clearfield – Jones 6 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 7 K.
Beech Creek – Hummel 5 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 3 K; Heverly 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K.
WP – Jones 1.
W – Hummel. L – Jones (0-1). Save – Heverly.